Triple
T18378227
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shaft in Africa |
E446371
|
entity |
| Predicate | starring |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Frank Finlay |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Frank Finlay | Statement: [Shaft in Africa, starring, Frank Finlay]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Frank Finlay Context triple: [Shaft in Africa, starring, Frank Finlay]
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A.
Frank Finlay
chosen
Frank Finlay was an acclaimed English character actor known for his powerful stage and screen performances, including his Oscar-nominated role as Iago in the 1965 film adaptation of "Othello."
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B.
Joss Ackland
Joss Ackland is a distinguished English actor known for his extensive film, television, and stage career, often portraying authoritative or villainous characters.
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C.
Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern was an English actor renowned for his distinguished stage and screen career, often noted for his Shakespearean roles and character work in British film and television.
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D.
Andrew Keir
Andrew Keir was a Scottish character actor best known for his roles in British film and television, including notable appearances in Hammer horror productions.
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E.
Ian Menzies
Ian Menzies is a notable individual who shares the Menzies surname, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that family name.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8b9f370b88190b1e5081c2c238e7f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5179919c881908d55ea24f93c5827 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:57 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:45 a.m.